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Sri Lanka

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Country

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SRI LANKA
(pronounced - sree-lahnk-ah | sri ˈlɑːŋkə)
OFFICIAL NAME: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
DEMONYMS: Sri Lankan, Asian
Sri Lanka is part of the South-central Asia region in the continent of Asia. The name Sri Lanka is believed to have derived from the Sanskrit term for Holy island and is also known as India's Teardrop. It is in the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, near the equator and is 65.6 thousand square kilometres in size. The primary languages spoken are Sinhalese, Tamil and English; the capital city is Colombo, and the main currency used is the Sri Lanka Rupee.
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AMBER
2024 SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT


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Medium-Low
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REFUGEE CONVENTIONS & POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT

Key information relating to

Refugees and Migrants

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LGBTQIA+ Refugee Statistics

The estimated refugee statistical information is adapted based on the refugee data finder service for the current year and by applying the formula used by the Gayther Population Index

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REFUGEES

10
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ASYLUM

5
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TOTAL DISPLACED

15
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INTERNALLY DISPLACED

127
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STATELESS

3
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RANK

135
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  USEFUL PHRASES | CRIME

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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CRIME
අපරාධය (sinhalese) | குற்றம் (tamil) | crime (english)
ABUSE
අපයෙදුම් (sinhalese) | தவறாக (tamil) | abuse (english)
AFRAID
බිය (sinhalese) | பயம் (tamil) | afraid (english)
ASSISTANCE
සහාය (sinhalese) | உதவி (tamil) | assistance (english)
ASYLUM
දේශපාලන රැකවරණ (sinhalese) | புகலிடம் (tamil) | asylum (english)
DEATH
මරණ (sinhalese) | மரணம் (tamil) | death (english)
DETENTION
රැඳවුම් (sinhalese) | காவல் (tamil) | detention (english)
DISPLACE
අතරමං (sinhalese) | இடமாற்றம் (tamil) | displace (english)
KIDNAPPING
පැහැරගෙන ගොස් (sinhalese) | கடத்தல் (tamil) | kidnapping (english)
PERSECUTION
පීඩා (sinhalese) | துன்புறுத்தல் (tamil) | persecution (english)
RAPE
ස්ත්රී දූෂණ (sinhalese) | கற்பழிப்பு (tamil) | rape (english)
SCARED
බය (sinhalese) | பயமாக (tamil) | scared (english)
WAR
යුද්ධය (sinhalese) | போர் (tamil) | war (english)
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NOTIFICATIONS

LAST UPDATED:  June 18, 2024

Important communication information about the

Country

×  MEDIUM RISK  | LGBTQIA+ discretion is advised. Though the country may have some progressive laws in place, there might be issues for refugees and migrants from the community....read more

Latest

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  • LGBTQIA+ RELATED | The country typically scores medium-high or medium-low within the Gayther Equality Index. The score means that the government and society are potentially transitioning regarding acceptance. Though the country may have some progressive laws in place in certain areas, they still need to make progress in the overall rights and protection for the wider local LGBTQIA+ community...more
  • CURRENT STATE | There are currently no known issues or armed conflicts taking place within this country
  • This country is categorised as being a flawed or defective democracy, where it follows democratic principles but where there are known issues...more
  • GENEVA REFUGEE STATUS | This country did not sign up to either the refugee convention or protocol, which outlines the agreed criteria, status and rights of refugees...more
  • LGBTQIA+ ASYLUM APPLICATIONS | Given this country's position on the LGBTQIA+ community, it is unlikely that they will accept asylum applications (membership of a particular social group) based on being persecuted for identifying with a specific sexuality or gender identity.
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Government

| INFORMATION

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SRI LANKA
BORDER FORCE OR ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
ඉලෙක්ට්‍රොනික ගමන් අවසර පද්ධතිය | ශ්රී ලංකාව | மின்னணு பயண அங்கீகார அமைப்பு | இலங்கை
The border force, customs or entry services are typically linked to the police or interior ministries within a government. All services and functions are designed to control and manage a particular country’s border. The entry services are typically related to the issuing and management of visas. Some countries may require a permit to enter, leave, or stay for a specified time
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SRI LANKA
GOVERNMENT
ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව | இலங்கை பாராளுமன்றம்
A government is comprised of a group of people within a given country with authority to govern a country or state. Governments are typically made up of heads of state (presidents, prime ministers or chief), departments and ministries which represent specific functions and provide services for all those citizens living within the country
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SRI LANKA
MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION OR THE INTERIOR
ආගමන හා විගමන දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව | ශ්රී ලංකාව | குடிவரவு மற்றும் குடியகல்வு திணைக்களம் | இலங்கை
The immigration office or ministry is typically a department or organisation within a government that focuses on all things relating to immigration and residency. The department will often manage visa and residency applications, issuing of passports and national ids and all of the relevant rights for living within a given country
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HEALTHCARE RELATED

Key information relating to

Healthcare Services

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UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE COVERAGE

Yes

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HEALTHCARE CATEGORY

National Health Service (Beveridge)

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HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY

Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine

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HEALTHCARE NAME

சுகாதார சேவைகள் | සෞඛ්ය සේවා | cukātāra cēvaikaḷ | saukhya sēvā

Geography

Learn more about the country and its

Physical Location

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CAPITAL

Colombo

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REGION

South-central Asia

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CONTINENT

Asia

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HEMISPHERE

Tropics

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AREA

65610

(square kilometers)

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SURROUNDING OCEAN(S)

Indian Ocean

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EMERGENCY CONTACTS

The important telephone numbers relating to the

Emergency Services

Sinhalese | Tamil | English
Official Language(s) spoken in Sri Lanka
The emergency service numbers within Sri Lanka to call during an emergency
  • AMBULANCE - when someone is seriously ill or injured, and their life is at risk (emergency medical services and technical rescue)
  • POLICE - when you feel in danger, are in dangerous situations or have witnessed a crime (law enforcement, criminal investigation, and maintenance of public order)
  • FIRE RESCUE - when a fire occurs or where a person needs rescue (fire suppression, technical rescue, and hazardous materials mitigation)


Ambulance
AMBULANCE
ගිලන් රථය (sinhalese) | ஆம்புலன்ஸ் (tamil) | ambulance (english)

dial
110

Call Ambulance Service Now

Police
POLICE
පොලිසිය (sinhalese) | காவல் (tamil) | police (english)

dial
119

Call Police Now

Fire
FIRE
ගිනි (sinhalese) | தீ (tamil) | fire (english)

dial
110

Call Fire Service Now


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DISTANCE TO SAFE COUNTRIES

The distance to the top five

Safe Countries

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  USEFUL PHRASES | PROCESSING

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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PROCESSING
සැකසුම් (sinhalese) | செயலாக்க (tamil) | processing (english)
APPLICANT
ඉල්ලුම්කරු (sinhalese) | விண்ணப்பதாரர் (tamil) | applicant (english)
APPLICATION FORM
අයදුම්පත (sinhalese) | விண்ணப்ப படிவம் (tamil) | application form (english)
ASYLUM SEEKER
සරණාගතභාවය (sinhalese) | புகலிடம் கோருவோர் (tamil) | asylum seeker (english)
CITIZENSHIP
පුරවැසි (sinhalese) | குடியுரிமை (tamil) | citizenship (english)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
මුල් රට (sinhalese) | பிறந்த நாடு (tamil) | country of origin (english)
DATE OF BIRTH
උපන්දිනය (sinhalese) | பிறந்த தேதி (tamil) | date of birth (english)
DISPLACEMENT
අවතැන් (sinhalese) | இடப்பெயர்ச்சி (tamil) | displacement (english)
GENDER
ස්ත්රී පුරුෂ භාවය (sinhalese) | பாலினம் (tamil) | gender (english)
MIGRANT
සංක්රමණික (sinhalese) | புலம் பெயர்ந்த (tamil) | migrant (english)
NAME
නාමය (sinhalese) | பெயர் (tamil) | name (english)
NATIONALITY
ජාතිය (sinhalese) | தேசிய (tamil) | nationality (english)
PROOF
සාක්ෂි (sinhalese) | ஆதாரம் (tamil) | proof (english)
REFUGEE
සරණාගත (sinhalese) | அகதி (tamil) | refugee (english)
RELIGION
ආගම (sinhalese) | மதம் (tamil) | religion (english)
RETURN
ආපසු (sinhalese) | திரும்ப (tamil) | return (english)
SEXUALITY
ලිංගිකත්වය (sinhalese) | பாலியல் (tamil) | sexuality (english)
STATUS
තත්ත්වය (sinhalese) | நிலையை (tamil) | status (english)
TRANSIT
සංක්රාන්තිය (sinhalese) | போக்குவரத்து (tamil) | transit (english)
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LGBTQIA+ RELATED

Key metrics relating to how the Country treats the

LGBTQIA+ Community

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LGBTQIA+ Terms

learn the literal translations of key LGBTQIA+ terms in the local languages/dialects
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Lesbian
ලෙස්බියන් (sinhalese) | லெஸ்பியன் (tamil) | lesbian (english)
Gay Flag
Gay
සමලිංගික (sinhalese) | கே (tamil) | gay (english)
Bisexual Flag
Bisexual
ද්වීලිංගික (sinhalese) | இருபால் (tamil) | bisexual (english)
Transgender Flag
Transgender
සංක්‍රාන්ති ලිංගික (sinhalese) | திருநங்கைகள் (tamil) | transgender (english)
Intersex Flag
Intersex
අන්තර් ලිංගික (sinhalese) | இன்டர்செக்ஸ் (tamil) | intersex (english)
Asexual Flag
Asexual
අලිංගික (sinhalese) | கலவியிலாச் (tamil) | asexual (english)
Questioning Flag
Questioning
ප්‍රශ්න කිරීම (sinhalese) | கேள்வி (tamil) | questioning (english)
Community Flag
Community
ප්රජාව (sinhalese) | சமூகத்தில் (tamil) | community (english)
Gender Flag
Gender
ස්ත්‍රී පුරුෂ භාවය සම්බන්ධ (sinhalese) | பாலினம் தொடர்பான (tamil) | gender related (english)
Sexuality Flag
Sexuality
ලිංගිකත්වය සම්බන්ධ (sinhalese) | பாலியல் தொடர்பான (tamil) | sexuality related (english)
Non-Bingary Flag
Non-Binary
ද්විමය නොවන (sinhalese) | பைனரி அல்லாத (tamil) | non-binary (english)
Queer Flag
Queer
විකාර (sinhalese) | விசித்திரமான (tamil) | queer (english)
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COUNTRY NAME

The country name in

Many Languages

Discover the name of this country in other languages. The name is sorted by country name and languages spoken (in alphabetical order) and can be accessed by clicking on the quick links below. If you want to learn more about any given country, please click on the flag or the country name, which will open the required content in a new window


A  
Afghanistan Flag
- (dari) | سریلانکا (pashto)
Albania Flag
sri lanka (albanian)
Algeria Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic) | sri lanka (french)
American Samoa Flag
sri lanka (samoan)
Andorra Flag
sri lanka (catalan)
Angola Flag
sri lanka (portuguese)
Anguilla Flag
sri lanka (english)
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
sri lanka (english)
Argentina Flag
sri lanka (spanish)
Armenia Flag
շրի լանկա (armenian)
Australia Flag
sri lanka (english)
Austria Flag
sri lanka (german)
Azerbaijan Flag
şri lanka (azerbaijani)


B  
Bahamas, The Flag
sri lanka (english)
Bahrain Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)
Bangladesh Flag
শ্রীলংকা (bengali)
Barbados Flag
sri lanka (english)
Belarus Flag
шры ланка (belarusian) | шри-ланка [shri-lanka] (russian)
Belgium Flag
sri lanka (dutch) | sri lanka (french) | sri lanka (german)
Belize Flag
sri lanka (english) | sri lanka (spanish)
Benin Flag
sri lanka (french)
Bermuda Flag
sri lanka (english)
Bhutan Flag
- (dzongkha)
Bolivia Flag
sri lanka (spanish) | - (aymara) | - (quechua)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
šri lanka (bosnian) | šri lanka (croatian) | шри ланка [shri lanka] (serbian)
Botswana Flag
sri lanka (english) | - (tswana)
Brazil Flag
sri lanka (portuguese)
British Virgin Islands Flag
sri lanka (english)
Brunei Darussalam Flag
sri lanka (malay) | sri lanka (english)
Bulgaria Flag
шри ланка (bulgarian)
Burkina Faso Flag
sri lanka (french)
Burundi Flag
sri lanka (french) | - (kirundi)


C  
Cambodia Flag
ស្រី​លង្កា (khmer)
Cameroon Flag
sri lanka (english) | sri lanka (french)
Canada Flag
sri lanka (english) | sri lanka (french)
Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) Flag
sri lanka (portuguese)
Caribbean Netherlands Flag
sri lanka (dutch) | sri lanka (english) | - (papiamentu)
Cayman Islands Flag
sri lanka (english)
Central African Republic Flag
- (sango) | sri lanka (french)
Chad Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic) | sri lanka (french)
Channel Islands Flag
sri lanka (english) | sri lanka (french)
Chile Flag
sri lanka (spanish)
China Flag
斯里兰卡 [sīlǐlánkǎ] (mandarin)
Colombia Flag
sri lanka (spanish)
Comoros Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic) | - (comorian) | sri lanka (french)
Congo, D.Rep Flag
sri lanka (french)
Congo, Rep Flag
sri lanka (french)
Cook Islands Flag
sri lanka (english) | sri lanka (māori)
Costa Rica Flag
sri lanka (spanish)
Croatia Flag
šri lanka (croatian)
Cuba Flag
sri lanka (spanish)
Cyprus Flag
σρι λάνκα [sri lán'ka] (greek) | sri lanka (turkish)
Czech Republic (Czechia) Flag
srí lanka (czech)


D E F  
Denmark Flag
sri lanka (danish)
Djibouti Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic) | sri lanka (french)
Dominica Flag
sri lanka (english)
Dominican Republic Flag
sri lanka (spanish)
East Timor (Timor-Leste) Flag
sri lanka (portuguese) | - (tetum)
Ecuador Flag
sri lanka (spanish)
Egypt Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)
El Salvador Flag
sri lanka (spanish)
Equatorial Guinea Flag
sri lanka (spanish) | sri lanka (french)
Eritrea Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic) | ስሪላንካ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | sri lanka (english)
Estonia Flag
sri lanka (estonian)
Ethiopia Flag
ስሪ ላንካ (amharic)
Falkland Islands (Las Malvinas) Flag
sri lanka (english)
Fiji Flag
- (fijian) | - (hindustani) | sri lanka (english)
Finland Flag
sri lanka (finnish) | sri lanka (swedish)
France Flag
sri lanka (french)
French Guiana Flag
sri lanka (french) | sri lanka (french guianese creole)
French Polynesia Flag
sri lanka (french)


G  
Gabon Flag
sri lanka (french)
Gambia, The Flag
sri lanka (english)
Georgia Flag
- (abkhaz) | შრი ლანკა (georgian) | - (ossetic)
Germany Flag
sri lanka (german)
Ghana Flag
sri lanka (english)
Gibraltar Flag
sri lanka (english)
Greece Flag
σρι λάνκα [sri lán'ka] (greek)
Greenland Flag
- (kalaallisut) | sri lanka (danish)
Grenada Flag
sri lanka (english)
Guadeloupe Flag
sri lanka (spanish)
Guam Flag
sri lanka (english) | - (chamorro)
Guatemala Flag
sri lanka (spanish)
Guinea Flag
sri lanka (french)
Guinea-Bissau Flag
sri lanka (portuguese)
Guyana Flag
sri lanka (english)


H I J  
Haiti Flag
sri lanka (french) | sri lanka (haitian creole)
Honduras Flag
sri lanka (spanish)
Hong Kong Flag
斯里蘭卡 [sīlǐlánkǎ] (cantonese) | sri lanka (english)
Hungary Flag
sri lanka (hungarian)
Iceland Flag
sri lanka (icelandic)
India Flag
श्री लंका (hindi) | sri lanka (english)
Indonesia Flag
srilanka (indonesian)
Iran, Islamic Republic of Flag
سری لانکا (persian)
Iraq Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)
Ireland Flag
srí lanca (irish (gaelic)) | sri lanka (english)
Isle of Man Flag
sri lanka (english)
Israel Flag
סרי לנקה (hebrew)
Italy Flag
sri lanka (italian)
Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) Flag
sri lanka (french)
Jamaica Flag
sri lanka (english)
Japan Flag
スリランカ (japanese)
Jordan Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)


K L  
Kazakhstan Flag
шри-ланка (kazakh)
Kenya Flag
sri lanka (swahili) | sri lanka (english)
Kiribati Flag
- (gilbertese) | sri lanka (english)
Korea, North (D.Rep) Flag
스리랑카 [seulilangka] (korean)
Korea, South (Rep) Flag
스리랑카 [seulilangka] (korean)
Kosovo, Republic of Flag
sri lanka (albanian) | шри ланка [shri lanka] (serbian)
Kuwait Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)
Kyrgyzstan Flag
шри ланка (kirghiz)
Laos Flag
ສີ​ລັງ​ກາ (lao)
Latvia Flag
šrilanka (latvian)
Lebanon Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)
Lesotho Flag
sri lanka (sesotho) | sri lanka (english)
Liberia Flag
sri lanka (english)
Libya Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)
Liechtenstein Flag
sri lanka (german)
Lithuania Flag
šri lanka (lithuanian)
Luxembourg Flag
sri lanka (luxembourgish) | sri lanka (french) | sri lanka (german)


M  
Macau Flag
斯里蘭卡 [sīlǐlánkǎ] (cantonese) | sri lanka (portuguese)
Madagascar Flag
sri lanka (malagasy) | sri lanka (french)
Malawi Flag
sri lanka (chichewa) | sri lanka (english)
Malaysia Flag
sri lanka (malay)
Maldives Flag
- (dhivehi)
Mali Flag
sri lanka (french)
Malta Flag
sri lanka (maltese) | sri lanka (english)
Marshall Islands Flag
- (marshallese) | sri lanka (english)
Martinique Flag
sri lanka (french)
Mauritania Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)
Mauritius Flag
sri lanka (french) | sri lanka (english)
Mayotte Flag
sri lanka (french)
Mexico Flag
sri lanka (spanish)
Micronesia, F.S Flag
sri lanka (english) | - (chuukese) | - (kosraean) | - (pohnpeian) | - (yapese)
Moldova Flag
sri lanka (moldovan)
Monaco Flag
sri lanka (french)
Mongolia Flag
шри ланка (mongolian)
Montenegro Flag
шри ланка [shri lanka] (montenegrin)
Morocco Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)
Mozambique Flag
sri lanka (portuguese)
Myanmar Flag
သီရိလင်္ကာနိုင်ငံ (burmese)


N  
Namibia Flag
sri lanka (english)
Nauru Flag
- (nauruan) | sri lanka (english)
Nepal Flag
श्रीलंका (nepali)
Netherlands Flag
sri lanka (dutch)
Netherlands Antilles Flag
sri lanka (english)
New Caledonia Flag
sri lanka (french)
New Zealand Flag
sri lanka (english) | sri lanka (māori)
Nicaragua Flag
sri lanka (spanish)
Niger Flag
sri lanka (french)
Nigeria Flag
sri lanka (english)
Niue Flag
- (niuean) | sri lanka (english)
North Macedonia Flag
шри ланка (macedonian)
Northern Mariana Islands Flag
sri lanka (english) | - (chamorro) | - (carolinian)
Norway Flag
sri lanka (norwegian)


O P Q  
Oman Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)
Pakistan Flag
سری لنکا (urdu)
Palau Flag
- (palauan) | sri lanka (english)
Palestine, State of Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)
Panama Flag
sri lanka (spanish)
Papua New Guinea Flag
sri lanka (english)
Paraguay Flag
sri lanka (spanish) | શ્રિલંકા (guaraní)
Peru Flag
sri lanka (spanish) | - (quechua)
Philippines Flag
sri lanka (filipino)
Pitcairn Islands Flag
- (pitkern) | sri lanka (english)
Poland Flag
sri lanka (polish)
Portugal Flag
sri lanka (portuguese)
Puerto Rico Flag
sri lanka (spanish) | sri lanka (english)
Qatar Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)


R S  
Reunion Flag
sri lanka (french)
Romania Flag
sri lanka (romanian)
Russia Flag
шри-ланка [shri-lanka] (russian)
Rwanda Flag
sri lanka (kinyarwanda) | sri lanka (english) | sri lanka (french)
Saint Barthelemy (Barts) Flag
sri lanka (french)
Saint Helena Flag
sri lanka (english)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
sri lanka (english)
Saint Lucia Flag
sri lanka (english)
Saint Martin (Dutch) Flag
sri lanka (dutch) | sri lanka (english)
Saint Martin (French) Flag
sri lanka (french)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Flag
sri lanka (french)
Samoa Flag
sri lanka (samoan) | sri lanka (english)
San Marino Flag
sri lanka (italian)
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
sri lanka (portuguese)
Saudi Arabia Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)
Senegal Flag
sri lanka (french)
Serbia Flag
шри ланка [shri lanka] (serbian)
Seychelles Flag
- (seychellois creole) | sri lanka (english) | sri lanka (french)
Sierra Leone Flag
sri lanka (english)
Singapore Flag
斯里兰卡 [sīlǐlánkǎ] (mandarin) | sri lanka (english) | sri lanka (malay) | இலங்கை (tamil)
Slovakia Flag
srí lanka (slovak)
Slovenia Flag
šrilanka (slovene)
Solomon Islands Flag
sri lanka (english)
Somalia Flag
sri lanka (somali) | سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)
South Africa Flag
sri lanka (afrikaans) | sri lanka (english) | - (southern ndebele) | sri lanka (sesotho) | i-sri lanka (zulu) | - (northern sotho) | - (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
South Sudan Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)
Spain Flag
sri lanka (spanish) | sri lanka (catalan) | sri lanka (galician)
Sri Lanka Flag
ශ්රී ලංකාව (sinhalese) | இலங்கை (tamil) | sri lanka (english)
Sudan Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)
Suriname Flag
sri lanka (dutch)
Swaziland (Eswatini) Flag
- (swazi) | sri lanka (english)
Sweden Flag
sri lanka (swedish)
Switzerland Flag
sri lanka (german) | sri lanka (french) | sri lanka (italian) | sri lanka (romansh)
Syria Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic) | sri lanka (french) | sri lanka (english)


T  
Taiwan Flag
斯里兰卡 [sīlǐlánkǎ] (mandarin)
Tajikistan Flag
шри-ланка (tajik)
Tanzania Flag
sri lanka (swahili) | sri lanka (english)
Thailand Flag
ศรีลังกา (thai)
Togo Flag
sri lanka (french)
Tokelau Flag
- (tokelauan)
Tonga Flag
- (tongan) | sri lanka (english)
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
sri lanka (english)
Tunisia Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic) | sri lanka (french)
Turkey (Turkiye) Flag
sri lanka (turkish)
Turkmenistan Flag
şri-lanka (turkmen)
Turks and Caicos Islands Flag
sri lanka (english)
Tuvalu Flag
- (tuvaluan) | sri lanka (english)


U V W X Y Z  
Uganda Flag
sri lanka (english)
Ukraine Flag
шрі ланка [shri lanka] (ukrainian)
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)
United Kingdom (UK) Flag
sri lanka (english)
United States of America (USA) Flag
sri lanka (english)
Uruguay Flag
sri lanka (spanish)
US Virgin Islands Flag
sri lanka (english)
Uzbekistan Flag
shri lanka (uzbek)
Vanuatu Flag
sri lanka (english) | sri lanka (french)
Vatican City (Holy See) Flag
sri lanka (latin) | sri lanka (italian)
Venezuela Flag
sri lanka (spanish)
Vietnam Flag
sri lanka (vietnamese)
Wallis and Futuna Flag
sri lanka (french) | - (wallisian) | - (futunan)
Yemen Flag
سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)
Zambia Flag
sri lanka (english)
Zimbabwe Flag
sri lanka (english) | shiri ranga (shona) | - (northern ndebele)
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